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!! n - VOLUME VII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY S, t08. NUMBER SI. : TB TO EE! SPEEDY TRIAL TO HOLD BOTH NIGHT AND DAY SESSION'S. Hie New Trial Judge Will Not Allow Mutters to DruK--Wlll Confine Law- jcrs to Direct Evidence and Will ' .'.Allow No Dy-pliiy Will Hcin Se lection of Jury Monday. g New Tork,. Jan. 3. In his cell In i the Tombs, Harry Thaw Is counting the days that will elapse before he will again cross the Bridge .of Sighs and face a Jury of his fellowmen, charged With the.'mtirder of Stanford White. Only two days, Saturday and Sunday, now remain between the present and the date set for the trial. II : is con sidered certain that when the case of the People vs. Harry Kendall Thaw I I; called before Justice Victor J. Powl-1 ing on Monday morning, the work of tQfelectliig a jury will almost Immediate-' ly be, commenced. Judge Dowllng has declared that he will hold sessions . night nad 'day until a Jury has been secured, and that the trial will be pjished to the speediest, possible con- . t'tiislan consistent with the cause ot justice. Judge Victor J. Dowllng is the , youngest and most energetic Jurist on the supreme court bench, and Is fam ous among New York attorneys for the promptness ond unerring accuracy . his rulings. He believes In cxpedt "Tfcin, the New York spirit of "rush," and In consequence It Is likely that the coming trial of Thaw will be com pleted in half the time required by the first famous hearing of the case. Judse Fitzgerald, the presiding Jus tlce at the former trial, allowed the lawyers the widest latitude In arguing motions, and frequently after he had made a ruling listened to a long drawn out debate among the attorneys on the same subject. The attorney who at empts to argue regarding a ruling jkiaIe by Judge Dowllng will likely find himself "called down", with neat ness and dispatch. The young Judge is a stickler for legal forms and what he says "tes." . District Attorney Jerome stated to day that he would follow the same line of prosecution In the second Thaw trial as he did in the first. He will put the same hypothetical ques lions In this trial as he did in the for mer. This conclusion was arrived at !Jjhls ufternoon at a conference irf the attorneys. Doth parties to the case are comoletlng the last details and all nrlll be ready for the commencement tif the great battle which will begin next Monday. It is noticeable that Thaw Is dally growing more nervous as the time for the trial approaches. show, according to the figures com piled by the New York Press associa tion, a total of 43, Of those who were put. to death by mobs, 3( were negro men, three were negro women and four were white men. The total. Is little more than Half of that for last year. Louisiana leads the list with nine, all black men; Alabama and Mis sissippi are tied for second place, 7 men. all negroes, having been lynched In each state. In Georgia four black men, one black woman and one white man were condemned to death by Judge Lynch. Arkansas mobs put away three, atrWac1i, two of them being women. Oklahoma mobs wreaked vengeance upon throe negro men. Maryland and Texas each dis posed of two negroes. In Tennessee one negro was hanged, andjine white man each Is placed fo the credit of 'he lynchers of Missouri, Iowa and Ne braska. It is a noteworthy fact that only 17, less than half, of tho f T'w lynched' In the soli we're charged with assault or attempted assault, the majority of them having suffered death nt tho hands of mobs because they were suspected of murder, rob bery or other crimes. r L T L E T BED RESCUE MAY BE TEX DAYS STILL DELAYED J Rescue Party Hint No Hope of Helens, Ins; Entombed Miners Before Janu ary 13 -Hurled 'Meu Su' They Arc in Good Ileulih Men Have Formed Mtihk'Hl Society. Sulviitloil .-ruy r.!eetlii;i. Eay City, Mich., Jan. 3. Prominent officers of the Salvation Army from various parts of the country are as sembling here today for the congress and meetings to be held here during the next four'Cys: The feature of the-gathering will be the dedication of the hew Salvation Army barracks In this city. Nlglit Raiders. Russellville, Jan. 3. Dashing Into tljls city on horseback under cover of darkness, 100 night raiders this morn ing burned two Independent tobacco warehouses. Three policemen, who attempted to protect. Ihe place, were captured and held prisoners until the fire was beyond control. The loss Is estimated at (40,000. Sftmoii PETTIBOSE CASE SOON TO BE MATTER OP HISTORY. Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 3. Ad vices from. Ely, Nev., state that proba bly 10 days' more will be. requlred be fore the rescuers reach Brown, Sic Donald und Bnllcy, the three miner who have been imprisoned since De cember 1 In the Alpha sH"? of the Giroux nine at Ely. It Is likiiy th the men will have been six weeks In their tomb-like prison before. they can be freed. They are able to talk with their rescuers over the mine telepliunij and declare that they are very well satisfid with their "quarters and that there Is no particular hurry about getting them out. Water and food Is sent down to the men through a six foot pipe, and they have considerable room for enerclse. Air l constantly forced In to them. To while away the time the men occasionally hold vo cal concerts, singing over the tele phone wires for tho benefit of those above. FEWER LYNCHINliS. O. E,, K, Insinuation. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. K. S., hold their installation this evening at the Masonic hall. Following are the retir ing officers: Mrs. Mae Noyes, V. M.; Mrs. Mary Forrest, Asst. M.; M. K. Hall, W. P..; Mary Warnlck, Sec; Mrs. H. C. Grady, Treas.! Mrs. Lulu Norris, Con.: Mrs.: Rachel E. Worstell, Asst, Con.; Mrs, Fred Jackson', Chap.; Mrs. Edna Reynolds; M.; Mrs. Mae Bay, V. Avery Harrlsn. S.; Miss Pauline Led erle, Ada; Mrs. Fred Schllke, Ruth Mrs; Fred Swancy, Esther; Mrs. Ona Scrlber, Martha; Miss Bess Bohnen- kamp, Electa; Mrs. Nellie Niell, or ganist. The officers to be Installed this evening are Mrs. Mary Forrest W. M.; Mrs. Rachel E. Worstell Asst. M.; A. C. Williams, W. P.; Mary Warnlck, Sec; Mrs. Louise Wood, Treas.; Pauline Lederle, Con.; Carrie Hunter, Asst. Con.; Mrs. E. M. Reed, Chap.; Mrs. Frank Jackson, M.; Mrs. Hoyt. M ; M. Reynolds', S.; Mrs. Edna Swarts. Ada; Mrs. H. C. Orady, Ruth; Mrs. M. K. Hall, Esther; Mrs. William dohnenkamp, Martha; Mrs. C. T. Ba con, Electa; Mrs. Nellie Neill. or ganist. Mrs. Fred Schllke will be the installing officer. After the Install:! re-1 Hon a banquet will be - served. All Will Try Again. Han Francisco, Jan. 3. "Boshter till' Squires has left for New York where he hopes to gather a little real money from off Eroadway. , Undaunt ed by his three defeats Bill hopes to find a manager on the back side of the Mononguhela who will let him crawl over the ropes again for a per centage of the receipts. , . ... .. Haw ley Said Defend Did Not Dare " Continue Cmte Makes Strong; Point of Ordmid Not Huxlng Beeu Sliakcu In His Testimony kludge (Jives In Htruitlou to Jury Bef6re Adjourn ment. ' Boise, Jan. 3. The Pettlbone case will go to' the Jury before court ad jourr.s tofcy. The defense announced this morn Ing that It would not argue the case and Judgrt Wood stated that he would read the Instructions Immediately af ter Attorney James H. Havyley con j'uded his speech for the state. Judge Wood announced that he would In struct the Jury that If the defendant had in bis puf&etMiiuu r..it: 7.!,!? testified to, this could bo taken Into consideration. Hawley stated Just prior to opening his address that he would conclude his speech within three hours. ; '. . , J, H. Hawley opened his address with the remarks on the sudden close of the case and declared (he defense dared not put on the winess stand men who were charged with being Im plicated In climes. He assered that the opening statement made by Attor ney Psrrows was simply a muss of broken promises. He declared Or chard's story stood uncontradicted In In a single Importu'nt point and that the witness had. remained unshaken under Harrow's grilling cross-examln- i atlon. He closed with a review of the law perolnlng to conspiracy, and then biieffj reviewed the corrobora tlve evidence Introduced by the stale. and district high schools ot the state. County high schools are to be free to all pupils In the county who have passed the required examinations. County high school Is to be support ed by a tax levied In the same man ner as other taxes are raised. It appears to me that Union county could well afford to maintain such a school When we are paying out an average of $250 per student for 10C students sent away to other schools. . I would tike to hear from other tax payers relative to this subject. CD. HUFFMAN. STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEI INDICTMENT FOR STATE TREASURER INDICTMENT WILL BE , ISSUED NEXT MONDAY. Will Meet .In Portluiul January 18 Tlilrty-Throo Will. Attend. Portland, Jan. 8. Tho state demo cratic committee will meet at the Im perial hotel In this city January 18, to consider convention plans. About 33 dcgelatea will attend. At this meet ing the matter of the election of a new state committee will come up. The question of selecting delegates to tho national convention by either state convention or by "primary system will ilsu be decided at this meeting. Charged With Allowing Illegal Use of Rate Fund Rank Officers' to Be Indicted Also for Taking Money oil DeiHM.lt When They Knew the Bank to lie Insolvent Other Indictment May Follow.' ADMITS HE fl NED eniinn Editor Sentenced to Prison . fur Four Mouth. , Berlin, Jan. 3. Editor Harden, whose printed charges against the Knights of the Round Table .created such a profound sensation In Ger many! principally because Von Moltke was accused of Immoralities, wbb to day found guilty of libel and sentenced to prison for four months. Harden' first trial was Instituted by the kaiser and was brought to on abrupt close by the kaiser's orders. As the articles reflected directly upon Von Moltke he brought suit for vindi cation, which resulted In today's ver HOOKIiEKPKIt AD.MIJ& UK FALSIFIED ACCOUNTS. Fl A COUNTY illtil SCHOOL Last -Kmtrlv One-Half a Many as Year Ixjul-lana Iods. New York. Jan. 3. Statistics gardlng lynching In the year 1907 J members are requested to be present Juxt Utile Thing of $1,00(1,000 Did So io Deceive NCUe ComiiiiK-ioner Ilro!;e Doutr During CroeB-Exniiilii-atlon CoiifcMKloii Is Complete In Ei cry Detail Ureal Scandal Ciicov- i rt d. San Francisco, Jan. 3. H. L. Storrs, one of the bookkeepers for J. Dalzell Brown, of the California Safe- Deposit & Trust company, today onftssed that over 11,000.000 was 'alsuly added to the assets of the bank to deceive the state commissioners. rhla confession adds another sensa- lonal chapter to the bank scandal. atoirs broke down under the cross- xTTmlnatlon. His confession is com plete In every respect. l Place Your Surplus Funds With the Farmers and Traders NATIONAL BANK Comparative Statement as Made to the Comptroller of the Currency September 6. 1900, Deposits, (179.524.05 September 50, 1901. ' 156,108.60 September 15, 1902, " 194,041.94 September 9, 1905, " 226,904.70 Seotember 6. 1904, " 184,445.64 June 18, 1S05, , 141.879.65 June 18,1906, " 145,225.54 June , 21,1907. " 218,751.09 Wa pay ycu interest en yc'ur Sating Bank Accounts. T No InUrsst paid on Chsckmg Accounts. We r prepared to handle any Banking business entrusted to us with cr, promptns and safety. With 20 years txperiencs in Banking wa art confidant w can givs you aUsfaction, v . Your business is pprecitd by its officers: . .,. V'1'' : .. J. W. SCKIdLK, Cashiar HCN. C. V. IIIFFMAX WHITES ON THE ADVANTAGES, Save Not Only tho Money That Is Now IU-iiiff Kent Away to Continue the 100 or More Students Now In Dlslnul KcIiooIm, Hut Keep the Younjj, I'co le at Home for at l.eiif-t Two Years 1 More Tluin at Prevent. ' ' GlILTV Of LIBEL. Portland, Jan. 3. Tonight' Port land Journal will make the positive statement, for which they claim to, have undisputed authority, that State Treasurer George A. Steel will be ln- dieted Monday on a charge of having: allowed tho officials of the defunct Ti tle. Gunrantee & Trust company to use state funds In an Illegal manner. At the same time H Is said that 3, T. Ross,' ' late president of the defunct Institu tion: T. T. Burkhsrdt, George Hill and John Atchlnson will be Inuicieu ou ua . charge of having received money on deposit after they knew the bank to be Insolvent. The papers for these In dictments are now being drawn by the district attorney today. Other Indict- ments on other charges may follow. . I HANK WILL QVIT. DUMA LEADEH COMING. K tisHtlonal AdtlrcNH Is Exinvtcd on ' IlusMlitn Conditions. London, Jan; I. Paul Mllyoukov, the leader of the democrats tn the Itussian parliament, will snll from Liverpool tomorrow for New York, where he will deliver what Is expected to be a Benzathine I address on Rus sian conditions before the National Civic Forum. In order to tuke up the lcudershlp of the constitutional demo crats on the floor of the duma at its reconvening, Mllyoukov will remain In America only three duys before he sails for l?4jssln again. (ia)lord Wilshlre, the Millionaire So cialist, Actio President. '' NeWj York, Jan. 8. A meeting of the stockholders ot the Reaver Na tional bank, Weaver and Pearl streets, will be held tomorrow to ratify the action of the directors In voting to liquidate, and the bank will go out of existence. Onylord Wilshlre, known as the "millionaire socialist" and the editor of a socialist magazine,' ha been nctliiK president of tho ban's since Georee M. Coffin, the president, became lit of nervous p'rostra iron Just before the financial panic begun, and had to go to California. According to Mr. Wilshlre, the directors found that It was hopeless to attempt to contlnna In business at a profit to the stockhold ers, and ns there was enough money on hand to pay all the depositor and settle up the affairs of the bank In full, It was thought best to retire from business. ' ' ' A BUSINESS CHANOE. James Snodirras Purchases the E. P. Maples Grocery Store, . When the doors of the E. P. Staples grocery store opened this morning, tames G. Snodgrass, son of one of -he best known - pioneer families In Onion county, was the proprietor, Mr. Staples, during his four years' tctlve career, built up one ot the argest grocery businesses In the coun ty. During the past few years Mr. Snodgrass was his head clerk, and Is therefore not only thoroughly ac quainted with the grocery business, out with this InulvtUuul business and :-ls success Is assured from the out- In another column will be found The young folks who came home for the holidays have again taken their leave for the various Institutions of higher learning. As the last sounds of the rumbling car-wheels die away, our minds are brought vividly to the necessity of bet ter school advantages at home. There are at present approximately lf& stu dents from this county, away attend Ing high schools at a great expense and Inconvenience, besides taking the money out of our county that should remain here. In addition to the number already away. It Is safe to say there are equal ly that many or more that would at tend only for the Increased cost which they are not able to bear. This could all be obviated by the es tabllshment of a county high school which the statute now provide that counties may establish as follows The county court, upon the presen. tatlon of a petition signed by 100 or more of the legal voters ot the county, must submit the question of establish Ing and maintaining a county high school to the qualified electors there of. A majority of all the votes cast will be necessary to the establishment of a county high school. The comity may select the location . Illinois Ijcgbdulois. Springfield, 111., Jan. 3. Illinois glslators are flocking back to the a pi tu I today to resume the.work of the general assembly, which will reas- mble tomorrow. SiiKprnded Plant nought. Tacoma, Jan. 3. The plant of the suspended Seattle News has been pur chased by R. P. Radebaugh of Taco ma. who will take It to that place. He refuses to state whether or not he In tends to start a paper. JOSEPH PALMER, President , C. E. McCULLY. A. the flut announcement of Mr. finod- rrasi to the nubile, and It has the ring , or It may be sublmtted to the vote of sincerity and honesty characteristic U say where said school may be local, ot him. - Tlie Weatlier. - Eastern Oregon and Washington, rain and snow tonight and Saturday. Southern Idaho, fair' tonight and Saturday. Dr. nroun Speaks, , i Des Moines. Iowa, Jan. 3. Dr. El mer Ellsworth Brown, United Stales commissioner of education at Wash ington, delivered the principal address at today's session of the ' Iowa State Teachers' association, speaking on the subject, "The Educational Ladder." State Superintendent John F. Mlggs and Superintendent Edwin O. Cooley of Chicago, also spoke. The conven tion closes this afternoon. ','. ; Mr. Wn Is on the Way. ' 7.' Shanghai, Jan. I. Wu Ting fang, recently reappointed to the post ef Chinese minister to the United States, will sail early this rrnth, atklng with him a number of young Chinese stu dents. . '-i WE SINCERELY THANK 1 Our many cuatomera for ths liberal patronage beatowed upo.-: us, which naa mfbled ua to make this the foremost drug store in this sec lion of the country. All can rest asau-ed t-at our gratitude will b further shown by giving tne most scrupulous care and conscientious at tentio : ti every detail of our buainess." IF YOU Are not yet one of our customers let this be your invitation to become one. (Jet the habit of com'.ng her with your prescaiptions and for your drug wants; you will never care to change HILL'S DRUG STORE ed. The corrse of study shall embra four years above tho eihih grade the public schools, wMh two years of required work of training lnld down by tho supernltendent of public In struction after consulting with cou n ty tfrStl 44444 frit La Grarde Oregon : s. ; ,